Cob

Cob
1. Wall building technique using mud, strengthened with straw and horse hair etc. Formerly common in Devon. Probably used for domestic buildings within Hemyock Castle.
2. Sturdy type of horse for riding and draught. Eg. Welsh Cob.

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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Synonyms:
, , , / (short-legged and stout), / (of maize),


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  • cob — cob …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • cob — cob·bing; cob·bler; cob·bly; cob·bra; cob·by; cob; cob·den·ism; cob·den·ite; cob·iron; cob·less; cob·web·by; dis·cob·o·lus; ja·cob; ja·cob·son s; kin·cob; leu·cob·ry·um; mal·a·cob·del·la; sar·cob·a·tus; cob·ber; cob·ble; cob·web;… …   English syllables

  • cob — [ kɔb ] n. m. • 1880; mot angl. ♦ Équit. Cheval demi sang, assez trapu, utilisé comme cheval de selle ou d attelage. ● cob nom masculin (anglais cob) Race française de cheval lourd, apprécié pour sa viande. cob, cobe ou kob n. m. Antilope de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cob — Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • CoB — может означать: .cob  расширение имени файла Central Obrera Boliviana  Боливийский рабочий центр Children of Bodom (CoB)  финская музыкальная группа Chip On Board  технология монтажа чипа cob  кукурузный початок CoB  …   Википедия

  • COB — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra cob hace referencia a ciertos materiales económicos y resistentes de construcción edilicia: Cob Las siglas COB pueden significar: Confederación Obrera Brasileña, confederación sindical de Brasil, de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • cob — s. m. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  COB s. m. cal de talie mijlocie, cu ancolura groasă şi scurtă. (< engl. cob) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • cob — [kɔb US ka:b] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cob big man, leader (15 19 centuries)] 1.) a ↑corncob →↑corn on the cob 2.) BrE a round ↑loaf of bread 3.) a type of horse that is strong and has short legs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cob — interj. sakoma jaučius varant: Cob, lauky! Cob! rš …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Cob — Cob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cobbing}.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymond. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To punish …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cob — [kɔp, engl. kɔb] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. cob> kleines, starkes, für Reiten u. Fahren gleichermaßen geeignetes engl. Gebrauchspferd …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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